Museum number:
| APM 16.569 |
Subcollection:
| porseleinen pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| head Turk with turban |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with a figural bowl, without heel, and a rising stem with stub. Bowl head of a Turk with small moustache, turban with pin on the front. Stem both sides c-volutes enclosing a shaded field. Unpainted so-called blanc de Chine finish with transparent glaze. Bowl inside factory mark in blue crossed swords. |
Date:
| Period | 1760 - 1790 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5,3 cm |
| Width | 4,4 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 3,5 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | manchetpijp |
| Pipe shape | figuraal |
| Material | porselein, blanc de Chine (ceramiek) |
| Technique | drukvorm |
| Colour | wit |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Duitsland |
| Region National | Saksen |
| City | Meissen |
| Maker | Königlichen Sächsischen Porzellan-Manufaktur |
| Mark | gekruiste sabels (geschilderd onderglazuur blauw, ketel inw.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 488 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. november 2002, nr 18. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Presentatie W.D. & H.O. Wills Hartcliffe Factory, Bristol, 1974-1990. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2002. |
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